Boston Celtics Basketball Returns For The 2017-18 Season ON NBC Sports Boston

Boston Celtics Basketball Returns For The 2017-18 Season ON NBC Sports Boston

BURLINGTON, MA, October 2, 2017 – The NBA season is upon us and NBC Sports Boston -- television home of the Boston Celtics and formerly CSN -- will televise 70 regular season Boston Celtics games during the 2017-18 season, as well as four Pre-Season games. The Celtics pre-season tips off on NBC Sports Boston Monday, October 2nd as they face the Charlotte Hornets beginning at 7PM. The Celtics regular season on NBC Sports Boston will commence with a one-hour Pregame and Postgame show for the season opener on October 17th against the Cleveland Cavaliers. NBC Sports Boston will bring viewers live coverage of the team’s home opener the next night, Wednesday, October 18th, as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks at the TD Garden with Pregame coverage beginning at 7PM.

With new faces to the Boston Celtics including Kyrie Irving, Gordon Hayward, and Jayson Tatum, joining key stars like Al Horford and Marcus Smart, all led by Coach Brad Stevens, this Celtics team is projected to be one of the top teams in the league this season. NBC Sports Boston’s 2017-18 Celtics broadcast schedule features an abundance of games, including many exclusive, key games for the team.

In addition to a full game schedule, NBC Sports Boston will return this season with broadcast duo Mike Gorman (@celticsvoice) and Tommy Heinsohn calling games for their 37th season as the network’s primary telecast team on all home games. Fan-favorite Brian Scalabrine (@Scalabrine), now in his third season being full-time at the network, will contribute on every Celtics game night; Scalabrine will once again be the color analyst for all road games and primary studio analyst for all home games on Celtics Pre/Postgame Live, in addition to making weekly appearances on Celtics Post Up and other NBC Sports Boston programming. Kyle Draper (@KylerDraperTV) and Abby Chin (@TVAbby) will return to the NBC Sports Boston telecasts this season as studio host and courtside reporter, respectively.

NBC Sports Boston will be the go-to source before and after each game with live Pre and Postgame coverage of every game this season, including national network games. Draper will host Celtics Pregame Live presented by TD Bank at least 30 minutes prior to each game; Halftime Live presented by Ace Ticket; and Celtics Postgame Live presented by New England Ford immediately following each game. Joining Draper in-studio will be a rotating roster of experts including Heinsohn, Scalabrine, NBCSportsBoston.com Celtics Insider Sherrod Blakely and NBC Sports and Yahoo’s Chris Mannix.

Prior to the regular season tip-off, NBC Sports Boston will feature a Celtics Season Preview show on Thursday, October 12th at 8PM. The show will feature an interview with Brad Stevens and interaction with key members of the team. NBC Sports Boston’s entire Celtics broadcast team will participate as they look ahead to not just the Celtics storylines, but also the top stories around the league heading into the season. Additionally, Celtics Post Up, the network’s weekly Celtics show which brings viewers unfiltered debate, commentary and discussion surrounding the most “talked about” social media driven Celtics/NBA topics of the day, will continue throughout the 2017-18 Celtics season.

NBC Sports Boston will introduce some new features this year and bring back some features from last year to enhance the Celtics viewing experience both on TV and online, including:

Throughout the season, NBC Sports Boston will keep the cameras rolling at the arena even when ads are on so viewers can get a full scope of the in-arena action.

NBC Sports Boston will incorporate a 3D telestrator system into the experience which allows viewers to watch 360 degree replays of what’s happening on the court.

Fans will also have an improved access and viewer experience from various cameras that will allow new and different perspectives of what’s happening on and off the court.

Exclusive content and one-on-one interview with Coach Brad Stevens before and after each game telecast.

AnnouncerCam, which is back for its third season, gives viewers an inside, up-close look at Mike, Tommy and Scal as they call the games.

Viewers will get special insider access with mic’ed Celtics players during select regular season games.

In collaboration with the Celtics, this season’s telecasts will once again feature advanced analytics throughout the night, integrating modern game metrics like points per possession, effective field goal percentage, rebounding percentage, pace of players, and more.

NBC Sports Boston’s coverage of the Celtics games, as well as the Pregame and Postgame shows, will be streamed live on NBCSportsBoston.com and via the NBC Sports app for tablets and mobile devices. The ‘TV Everywhere’ service allows authenticated NBC Sports Boston subscribers to watch from anywhere in the U.S. via participating distributors. The Celtics Live Stream is presented by Nissan.

NBC Sports Boston will significantly increase its social media presence on all 82 game days, with content for fans beginning in the morning and continuing through Postgame. Social Media features throughout each gameday will include:

Increased social media staffing/content at both home and road games

Live social segments via Facebook Live/Periscope following morning shootarounds and production meetings

New exclusive clips from the network’s game cameras that will be shared on social

Robust content via @NBCSCeltics throughout the day

A dominant presence across all social media platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snap: @NBCSBoston

Additionally, NBCSportsBoston.com will provide 24/7 coverage of all the Celtics action with up-to-the-minute stats, scores, analysis and on-demand clips throughout the season. Fans can also get all of the insider information with the Celtics Talk podcast from NBC Sports Boston.

Additionally, if anyone misses any of the action, they can enjoy “Lunch with the Celtics” the next day, as every Celtics game on NBC Sports Boston will be replayed the next day at lunchtime.

NBC Sports Boston announces Michael Holley will expand to a full-time role at the network

NBC Sports Boston announces Michael Holley will expand to a full-time role at the network

BURLINGTON, MA, March 5, 2018 - NBC Sports Boston announced today that local sports television & radio on-air personality Michael Holley will expand to a full-time role at the network beginning today, Monday, March 5, 2018. In his expanded, full-time position at NBC Sports Boston, Holley will play a role in all of the network’s multi-platform programming offerings including: Patriots programming, Celtics programming, nightly studio and news programming, network podcasts, and a variety of additional digital and linear initiatives. Holley will also continue to serve as a host for “Boston Sports Tonight” every weeknight.

Holley, a 25+ year veteran of the sports media business, has been a contributor on NBC Sports Boston for several years and expanded to a larger role in April of 2017 when he joined as a host of the network’s newly launched nightly studio show “Boston Sports Tonight.” The show -- which airs weeknights from 9PM to Midnight and is presented by Town Fair Tire -- is a cross-section of real-time opinion and reaction to the top sports stories of the day, including what is happening in the Boston sports world that evening.

“We are thrilled to have Michael Holley join our network as a full-time member of the NBC Sports Boston on-air talent team,” said Princell Hair, SVP & General Manager of NBC Sports Boston. “Michael’s deep sports knowledge, unfiltered opinion and commentary have been a key contributor to the success of Boston Sports Tonight and we have no doubt that his expanded role with the network will enhance our offering even more. We are committed to providing our viewers and fans with the very best sports content across a variety of platforms. The addition of Michael’s voice certainly helps us to continue delivering on that commitment.”

“I am very excited to expand my role with NBC Sports Boston and continue to engage with passionate Boston sports fans each day,” said Holley. “I’ve had the privilege of working alongside so many intelligent and talented professionals in this business and I look forward to continuing to do so with the NBC Sports Boston family as I embark on this new chapter in my career.”

The New England Patriots will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII and NBC Sports Boston will be there in full-force with more than 70-hours of live Super Bowl related coverage originating from on-site in Minneapolis -- providing the most comprehensive multi-platform coverage of the Super Bowl in the network’s history. On-site coverage from Minneapolis begins Sunday, January 28th and will continue through Super Bowl Sunday.

Tom Curran, Charlie Weis, Jerod Mayo, Mike Giardi, Phil Perry, Gary Tanguay, Trenni Kusnierek, Michael Holley, Kayce Smith, Tom Giles and several other special guests who will bring viewers all the action and perspectives from Minneapolis as the Patriots prepare to take on the Eagles.

All of NBC Sports Boston’s weekly opinion shows will originate from on-site in Minneapolis, including: Sports Sunday presented by Comcast Business, Arbella Early Edition, Boston Sports Tonight presented by Town Fair Tire, and daily radio simulcasts of 98.5 The Sports Hub’s Toucher & Rich and Felger & Mazz. NBC Sports Boston’s dedicated Patriots-related programs will also originate from Minneapolis and air at 6PM/ET throughout the week, includingMonday Night Patriots presented by DCU; New England Tailgate presented by Town Fair Tire; Patriots Wednesday presented by Nissan; Quick Slants presented by Papa Gino’s; Football Fix presented by Lahey Health; and Football Day in New England presented by New England Acura Dealers which includes Pregame Live presented by Ace Ticket and Postgame Live presented by Twin River Casino.

NBC Sports Boston will also air a special 30-minute film on Friday, February 2nd at 11PM/ET entitled “The Belichick Legacy.” The film features Belichick telling the story about his late father and former Naval Academy Coach Steve Belichick and shows the lasting impact he has had on Bill and his career. NBC Sports Boston will also air a one-hour Super Bowl special from a set right outside the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Saturday at 7PM/ET.

NBC Sports Boston’s week of comprehensive programming originating from Minneapolis will all lead up to the network’s gameday coverage -- Football Day in New England -- which includes a 3-hour pregame show beginning at 3PM. The show will include the latest news, updates and insight from NBC Sports Boston talent and guests, and for the last hour of the show, will include a rotating roster of NBC Sports Philadelphia on-air talent with their insight as well. Immediately following the game, NBC Sports Boston will aira 2.5 hour postgame show breaking down all the action. Gameday coverage will originate from a state-of-the-art set in the heart of the action at U.S. Bank Stadium.

NBCSportsBoston.com will keep fans engaged online with up-to-the-minute news, daily video updates, on demand content and preview highlights. Additionally, NBCSportsBoston.com will continue to feature both the live “Quick Slants” podcasts with Curran, Perry and Mayo, as well as the “Ex-Pats Podcast” with Giardi and Dan Koppen. All of the network’s social media channels (@NBCSBoston) will offer fans in-depth access, exclusive content, and real-time information throughout the week across Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat. Additionally, the network’s @NBCSPatriots social channels will also feature engaging and entertaining information and content from NBC Sports Boston talent from Minneapolis, bringing fans back home closer to the action than anyone else. Fans are also encouraged to download the NBC Sports Boston app for access to real-time updates and Patriots news via push notifications.